The Athlete for 1869

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.] THE ATHLETE. 125 Strangers' Race, Half a l\Iile– J. Tennant . . . . . 1 J. W. Snowdon . . . . . . 2 H. Wright ....... 3 Time, 2 min. 22 sec. High Jump- c. C. Lapage (4: ft. 9 in.). . . 1 F. Ramsbotham (1 ft. 7 in.). . 2 Hurdle Race, 200 yards (over 10 flights 3 ft. 6 in. high, and a water jump 9 ft. wide, with a 3 ft. 6 in. hurdle in front of it)- c. C. Lapage . . . . . . l F. Ramsbotham . . . • , 2 Boultbce . . . . . . . . 3 ~\..n exciting race, Lapage falling at the water jump, and thereby baulking Ramsbotham; the former, however, ;:;crambled out, and got home first. Hurdle Race, 150 yards (over 7 flights)- Flat Race, 100 yards- Frn T LASS. F. E. 1\1. Steele . . . Trevitt. . .' . . . Gaches. . . . . . Time, 10] sec. ECOND CLASS. Nicholson . . . . . Charter . . . . . Won by 2 yds. ; time, 11! sec. '.rrrrnn CLASS. Ratcliffe . . . . . . . Metcalfe . . . . . . . Won easily; time, 12J sec. Putting the Stone (16 lb.)– Gaches (20 ft.) . . . . ],lat Race, 80 yards– FrnsT CLAS. t t 2 1 2 I 2 F. E. 1\1. Steele . . . . . . 1 E. F. Bourne . . . . . . . 2 Won by 10 yds. ; time, 2 min. 22 sec. ~elson. . . . . . Simms ...•.. t t Long Jump- A capital race. High Jump- (Open to all uncler 15.) Simms (4 ft. 5 in.) . . . . . 1 J. Hewetson (4 ft. 1 in.) . . . 2 Consolation Race, 4-10 yards– Topham ...•.... 1 Dresser. . . . . . . . . 2 Merchant Taylors' School. 27th .April. DE UFORT HOl,;SE. Throwing the Cricket Ball– Frn T OLA,·. Owen (80 yds.) . . . 1 ECO~D CLAS', : Macaldin (60 ycls.) . . . 1 Frn'T CLASS. Gaches (16 ft. 11 in.)'. F. E. 1\1. Steele (16 ft. 5 in.) SECOND OLA s. Shelley (13 ft. 0 in.) . • Flat Race, 440 yards– FmsT CLASS. Trevitt. . . . . . . Bourne. · .... Won easily; time, 5u~ sec. ECOND OLA s. Laycock ...... . 1 1 Cha.terJ. . . . . . . . ~ Won by 5 y<ls.; time, 50 sec. Trrmn CL.\SS. Ratcliflo • • . . . . • . Cowlc~. . . . . . . . . ~ Won very easily; time, 6G sec.